SOVIET PRISONERS OF WAR DURING WORLD WAR II IN NAZI CAMPS

This article, based on archival documents from the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus and the State Archives of the Russian Federation, analyzes the experiences of Soviet prisoners of war in Nazi captivity during World War II. Documents, including orders, correspondence from camp commandants, circulars, and various directives from the occupation authorities, are used to analyze the organization and operation of the camps established by the German occupation authorities. The article also uses the memoirs of camp prisoners and recorded interrogation records of former guards, demonstrating the criminal activities of the German occupation authorities. The high mortality rate of Soviet prisoners of war, including soldiers from Kazakhstan, was due to inhumane conditions in the camps, exhaustion due to starvation, and unfavorable sanitary and epidemiological conditions. In conclusion, the conclusion is made: Soviet prisoners of war in the camps experienced the entire arsenal of Nazi Germany's criminal policy of merciless extermination through the prisoner-of-war regime they had created.

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